2014-03-09

Pilgrims Progress, and other John Bunyan Books

John
Bunyan was was an English Christian writer and preacher from the mid 1600s.
Bunyan faced legal challenges to fulfilling his calling but did not make any
concessions to the authorities.

As a dissenter who was not ordained in the Church of England
he was unlicensed to preach. He preferred to face and endure twelve years of
imprisonment at great sacrifice to himself and his family, rather than resign
himself to giving up preaching. Although he has been described both as a
Baptist and as a Puritan, he himself preferred to be described simply as a
Christian.

The Pilgrim's Progress is arguably one of the most widely
known allegories ever written, and has been extensively translated. Protestant
missionaries commonly translated it into local languages as the first book
after the Bible.

Charles Spurgeon wrote, “Next to the Bible, the book I value
most is John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress.”

At last---an unabridged contemporary English translation of
Bunyan's enduring classic! Children will be swept away by Pilgrim's adventures,
while mature believers can savor the gems of wisdom hidden in every
chapter---from Christian's flight from the City of Destruction
to his homecoming in the CelestialCity. Features a helpful
index and over 50 illustrations.